The Good King: René of Anjou and Fifteenth Century Europe

by Margaret L. Kekewich

Book Overview

King Ren is little known beyond France, yet, through his controversial daughter Margaret of Anjou, he affected events in England during the Wars of the Roses. Ren 's court rivalled Burgundy in its rich artistic culture and his claim to the kingdom of Naples started a process that led to enormous changes in the power structure of Southern Europe.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140398820X
• ISBN13: 9781403988201
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"